Hey Peggy, currently watching your video, and I'm halfway through and loving every moment of it!
I wanted to leave this comment because I myself was under the false dichotomy that you mentioned. I wanted to elaborate a little bit on where that came from.
Please note: Your previous video on voting for amendments three and four here in Florida actually opened my eyes to this dichotomy.
Your video inspired my article on how to save the world, where I advocate for voting for local amendments, but I had a twist to it:
In that article, I make comments referencing things like getting into a contract with the government and giving them the ability to do whatever they want.
I argue the notion of people who cast their vote, allow individuals to operate the country as it is. If I don't agree with either individual, I retain my right and conscience in supporting a party.
That's where I think most people agree with you in supporting a leader in the government overreach.
People see voting as government overreach, so we consciously choose not to partake in voting for one of those public servants to overreach.
That was my thought process, and as you mentioned, when discussing voting, what gets lost in the noise is the ability to make an impact at your local level, where you're given a chance to make a difference.
In my article 'How to Save the World,' I commented that at the end of the day, we're given a choice - corporate overlords give us a choice on whether a bill should pass, yes or no.
As you mentioned, corporate overlords are the ones who can put these amendments on the table because it takes financing and resources to pass an amendment.
Essentially, as we saw here in Florida, corporations asked if they could get our permission to make big changes, like legalizing weed and expanding abortion. Individuals went to the polls and said no. This shows the power of voting but also shows corporate influence being exercised.
I use the words 'corporate freedom' with emphasis because the government is telling me what corporations want to do; they want my sign-off, and I can say no.
Now we can understand that this is a facet of the world, and this is how the world operates, which is what I commented on in my article.
There's a way we can use this to get away from government overreach - we can use the government to reduce the government, but as one can see, this topic has a lot of complexities to it, but I love the conversation because ultimately we are getting to the heart of the matter and a solution at hand.
So, I just wanted to leave this comment to show how individuals in the false dichotomy got here and how we need to use the resources given to us.
Thanks, looking forward to your thoughts!
As always, for more on government overreach, check out my article 'Enjoying your Enslavement' in my book."
You have to remember that the "government" is not some far off place in DC or state capitals. It is us. So of course we must vote. We must understand and get involved in everything that is on the ballot. We must support and campaign for candidates we believe in and issues we believe in. We can also run for office ourselves, be it local or federal. People sitting on the sidelines and complaining are doing nothing more than displaying their own lack of interest in what happens to our Republic and revealing downright laziness on their part. A country filled with those kinds of people end up with the "government" they deserve.
It's only my truther friends (who generally vote for conservative and/or libertarian values) who are dropping out of the voting process. Most of my oldest friends are still very liberal, and not a single one of them thinks that they should stop voting or encourages others to stop voting - very much the opposite! If this trend continues, think about what the end result will be.
Hey Peggy, currently watching your video, and I'm halfway through and loving every moment of it!
I wanted to leave this comment because I myself was under the false dichotomy that you mentioned. I wanted to elaborate a little bit on where that came from.
Please note: Your previous video on voting for amendments three and four here in Florida actually opened my eyes to this dichotomy.
Your video inspired my article on how to save the world, where I advocate for voting for local amendments, but I had a twist to it:
https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/how-to-save-the-world-in-three-steps
The background comes from one of my first articles, 'Not Voting in Presidential Elections.'
https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/why-we-need-to-stop-voting-in-presidential
In that article, I make comments referencing things like getting into a contract with the government and giving them the ability to do whatever they want.
I argue the notion of people who cast their vote, allow individuals to operate the country as it is. If I don't agree with either individual, I retain my right and conscience in supporting a party.
That's where I think most people agree with you in supporting a leader in the government overreach.
People see voting as government overreach, so we consciously choose not to partake in voting for one of those public servants to overreach.
That was my thought process, and as you mentioned, when discussing voting, what gets lost in the noise is the ability to make an impact at your local level, where you're given a chance to make a difference.
In my article 'How to Save the World,' I commented that at the end of the day, we're given a choice - corporate overlords give us a choice on whether a bill should pass, yes or no.
As you mentioned, corporate overlords are the ones who can put these amendments on the table because it takes financing and resources to pass an amendment.
Essentially, as we saw here in Florida, corporations asked if they could get our permission to make big changes, like legalizing weed and expanding abortion. Individuals went to the polls and said no. This shows the power of voting but also shows corporate influence being exercised.
I use the words 'corporate freedom' with emphasis because the government is telling me what corporations want to do; they want my sign-off, and I can say no.
https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/wow-everything-we-know-about-democracy
Now we can understand that this is a facet of the world, and this is how the world operates, which is what I commented on in my article.
There's a way we can use this to get away from government overreach - we can use the government to reduce the government, but as one can see, this topic has a lot of complexities to it, but I love the conversation because ultimately we are getting to the heart of the matter and a solution at hand.
So, I just wanted to leave this comment to show how individuals in the false dichotomy got here and how we need to use the resources given to us.
Thanks, looking forward to your thoughts!
As always, for more on government overreach, check out my article 'Enjoying your Enslavement' in my book."
https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/enjoying-your-enslavement
Ok, this is a clip that Dr Tom Cowan received from Mike Winner on voting. This guy is hilarious, don’t know his name - 4 minutes of funny! 😆 https://rumble.com/v5lb4x8-why-im-not-voting-for-president-of-the-cheesecake-factory.html
You have to remember that the "government" is not some far off place in DC or state capitals. It is us. So of course we must vote. We must understand and get involved in everything that is on the ballot. We must support and campaign for candidates we believe in and issues we believe in. We can also run for office ourselves, be it local or federal. People sitting on the sidelines and complaining are doing nothing more than displaying their own lack of interest in what happens to our Republic and revealing downright laziness on their part. A country filled with those kinds of people end up with the "government" they deserve.
It's only my truther friends (who generally vote for conservative and/or libertarian values) who are dropping out of the voting process. Most of my oldest friends are still very liberal, and not a single one of them thinks that they should stop voting or encourages others to stop voting - very much the opposite! If this trend continues, think about what the end result will be.
Yet another comprehensive and succinct analysis.
Being ungovernable makes sense only for the most aware among us.
It is not anarchy. At the same time not voting is imbecilic for all the reasons mentioned.
Baby killing front row and center
Local government is bought and paid for which makes it also a joke.
Living in a state that is woefully corrupt to the core.
Still casting a vote is a simple action taking very litte effort.
It is not abdicating responsibilty, it is often saying no to absolutely insane ideas.
If everyone voted with their feet, they would get the message … and it would lead them to reevaluate their record